Tom Taylor (actor) explained

Birth Date:16 July 2001
Birth Place:Surrey, England
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:2006–present

Tom Taylor (born 16 July 2001) is an English actor. He is known for his performance as Jake Chambers in The Dark Tower and Tom Foster in the BBC One hit drama Doctor Foster. He has been cast in the role of Cregan Stark on the second season of the HBO original series House of the Dragon.

Life and career

Taylor was born on 16 July 2001. He is from Surrey.[1] He stopped attending drama school in 2013 until his former teacher, Rachel Bell of The Secret Stage School in Camberley, told him an agent was coming to the school for interviews. Taylor went to audition, was signed with his first agent and went on to star in The Last Kingdom and Doctor Foster for the BBC.[1]

Taylor won the role of Jake Chambers in The Dark Tower in March 2016, after a worldwide casting.[2] He was set to reprise the role in a television series based on the fourth volume of The Dark Tower book series.[2] However, the production of that TV serieswill be a reboot with no connection to the film due to its financial and critical result.[3]

In 2023, Taylor was cast as Lord Cregan Stark in season 2 of House of the Dragon.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014CasualtyTristan MilesEpisode "Born Lucky"[5]
2015–2017Doctor FosterTom FosterMain Role
2015The Last KingdomYoung UhtredEpisode 1[6]
LegendsYoung MartinSeries 2, Episodes 1 and 2
2017The Dark TowerJake Chambers
2019The Kid Who Would Be KingLance
2020Us[7] Albie Petersen4 episodes
2021Close to MeFinn Harding
2023The BayMatt MetcalfSeries 4
2023Love at First SightLuther Jones
2024House of the DragonCregan StarkSeries 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandwell. Ian. Tom Taylor, Stars of Tomorrow 2016. Screen Daily. October 3, 2016. August 4, 2017.
  2. Web site: Kroll. Justin. Dark Tower' Taps Newcomer Tom Taylor for Jake Chambers Role (EXCLUSIVE). March 10, 2016. August 4, 2017.
  3. Web site: Here's why Amazon is giving this Stephen King flop another shot. Dan. Seddon. 2 April 2019. Digital Spy. 30 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Meet Cregan Stark, the Jon Snow ancestor, in 'House of the Dragon' . 2023-12-03 . EW.com . en.
  5. Web site: Casualty, Series 29, Born Lucky: Credits. BBC. 20 August 2017.
  6. Web site: The Last Kingdom, Series 1, Episode 1: Credits. BBC. 10 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Tom Hollander to star in Us, David Nicholls' adaptation of his bestselling novel for BBC One. BBC Media Centre. 1 September 2019.